Creedite

Creedite

SCIENCE / MINERALOGY
Creedite is a hydrated calcium aluminum sulfate fluoride hydroxide mineral with the formula Ca₃Al₂(SO₄)(F,OH)₁₀·2H₂O. It crystallizes in the monoclinic system and commonly forms radiating sprays and clusters of colorless, white, lilac, or orange prismatic crystals.

GEOLOGY & FORMATION
Creedite forms in fluorine-rich hydrothermal systems and oxidized ore deposits, commonly as a late-stage mineral in cavities. It is associated with fluorite, barite, calcite, limonite, and sulfide mineralization. Important specimens come from Mexico, China, Nevada, Colorado, and several other mining districts.

METAPHYSICAL PROPERTIES
Creedite is traditionally associated with clarity, inspiration, expanded perspective, and converting a broad vision into a more defined direction. Its radiating clusters make it a symbolic mineral of ideas branching outward from a central purpose. It is often used for creative planning and for breaking through mental stagnation.

KEY PROPERTIES
Inspiration • Clarity • Perspective • Creativity • Purpose • Awareness • Motivation

CHAKRA: Crown • Third Eye
ELEMENT: Air • Spirit
ZODIAC: Virgo
MOHS HARDNESS: 3.5–4

ACCURACY / TRADE-NAME NOTE
Valid mineral species; relatively soft and brittle.